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Extension Disaster Education Network Helps Prepare Nation for Hurricane Season

Dr. Ashley Mueller, USDA NIFA national program leader for EDEN

June 1 marked the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a 60% chance of above-average hurricane activity this year. NOAA is forecasting a range of 13 to 19 total named storms with six to ten hurricanes and three to five major...

Disaster
A sign displaying Hurricane Season text with a storm in the background

USDA Hosts Convening to Highlight Programs and Resources to Support Youth and Communities

Alex Cordova, Deputy Director, Center for Faith, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Earlier this month, Dr. Alveda King, Senior Advisor for Faith and Community Outreach, hosted a group of youth and students from across the country at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) headquarters.

Farming
Dr. Alveda King, Senior Advisor for Faith and Community Outreach, USDA Center for Faith, and Frank D. Murphy, Founder and CEO, Churches, Community, and Schools Legacy Plan Institute at USDA Headquarters. Photo courtesy of USDA

USDA, 4-H, Equip Future Leaders to Succeed

Pat Swanson, USDA Risk Management Agency Administrator

In March, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke at the Iowa Ag Leaders Dinner about how USDA will ensure American agriculture leads the world, feeds the nation, and competes on a global stage that is fair and puts our farmers first.

Farming
Youth delegates from the 2025 National 4-H Conference stand in front of USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Growing our Future with Military Children

Christine Tomkus, Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager, USDA

April is the Month of the Military Child.

Farming Food and Nutrition Forestry Initiatives Recreation Research and Science Rural
USDA Military Spouse and Veteran Employment Program Manager Christine Tomkus speaks to children about opportunities in agriculture at Whiteman AFB in Missouri

U.S. Agriculture on the Global Stage: Reflections from Gulfood 2025

Daniel B. Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service

At the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gulfood 2025 wasn’t just a trade show.

Farming Trade
Administrator Daniel B. Whitley and U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Eric Gaudiosi stand together with FAS overseas staff at the Gulfood 2025 trade show. The group poses in front of an exhibition booth featuring trade materials and promotional banners

Agriculture Across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Terry Matlock, Public Affairs Specialist, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of life in the U.S. Delta Region consisting of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Research and Science
A farmer holding a soybean crop in a field

USDA celebrates National FFA Week

Lindsey Abentroth, Youth Coordinator, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

National FFA Week is a great time to highlight the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) active partnership with the organization.

Farming Rural
Future Farmers of America event

USDA Science Powering Your Game Day

Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist

This weekend, millions will be watching the big game.

Research and Science
A photo on a sports field with a plate of chicken wings and vegetables, a football, and cotton in the forefront. A blue banner with the text “USDA Science” is overlaying the picture

Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the 1890 Scholars Program

Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s aura in my childhood home was so pervasive that you would have thought he was a member of our family.

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Michael Williams, Education Initiatives National Program Manager, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

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USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam